ESP (Espresso) breaks above 0.08 USDT

Trove Markets secretly refunded KOLs after the coin price plummeted, and ICO participants suffered heavy losses.

Bubblemaps disclosed on the X platform that Trove Markets refunded KOLs who participated in the pre-sale, but other investors suffered heavy losses. After the token collapse, it was found that the project team engaged in improper conduct towards investors and was suspected of improper fund flows, leading to strong community dissatisfaction and a significant drop in the token price.

Market Report: Top 5 Cryptocurrency Gainers on February 13, 2026, led by River

BTR (Bitlayer) increased by 52.94% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.14

Gate News Bot Message, February 13th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, BTR (Bitlayer) is trading at $0.14, up 52.94% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.16 and a low of $0.08. The 24-hour trading volume is $76.2 million. The current market cap is approximately $36.8 million, an increase of $1.27 million from yesterday. Bitlayer is a Bitcoin Rollup network centered around BitVM, dedicated to providing programmability and scalability solutions for the Bitcoin ecosystem. The platform achieves trust-minimized cross-chain mechanisms through the BitVM Bridge, employing a "trustworthiness" design to ensure security—at least one prover deletes the private key, one broker executes redemption requests, and one observer challenges fraudulent claims.

KITE (Kite) 24-hour increase of 17.66%

Gate News Bot Message, February 13 — According to CoinMarketCap data, at the time of press, KITE (Kite) is trading at $0.19, up 17.66% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.20 and a low of $0.14. The current market cap is approximately $348 million, an increase of $52.2 million from yesterday. Kite is the first AI payment blockchain, providing infrastructure support for autonomous agents with features such as identity verification, payments, governance, and validation. As a Layer 1 chain designed specifically for the autonomous agent economy, it uses a Proof of AI (PoAI) mechanism and boasts near-zero gas fees and an average block time of 1 second. The platform offers core functionalities including identity verification, programmable governance, and agent payments, enabling AI models, agents, and digital services to maintain a unique verifiable identity while supporting autonomous systems.

Gate Daily (February 13): Standard Chartered Bank warns Bitcoin may drop to $50,000; PGI CEO sentenced to 20 years in prison for $200 million scam

Bitcoin (BTC) continues its sluggish trend, trading around $66,050 on February 13. Standard Chartered Bank warns that Bitcoin may drop to $50,000 before rebounding, with a year-end target price lowered to $100,000. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that PGI CEO was sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly running a $200 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.

Sharplink Chairman: Will continue to purchase and stake ETH

At the Hong Kong Consensus Conference, Sharplink Chairman Joe Lubin and CEO Joseph Chalom discussed institutional strategies for digital asset vaults, emphasizing ETH's productivity and staking yields. They plan to continue purchasing and staking ETH and seek to achieve risk-adjusted returns through DeFi. Additionally, Lubin predicts that every company in the future will become a blockchain company.